Officials of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from 17 states meet in Atlanta, May 22nd, 1954, to plan a course of action in regard to the Supreme Court ruling banning school segregation. Rev. J.M. Hinton addresses the gathering; NAACP Executive Secretary Walter White bends over the table. Thurgood Marshall stands to the left.

22 May 1954, Atlanta, Georgia, USA — Officials of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from 17 states meet in Atlanta, May 22nd, 1954, to plan a course of action in regard to the Supreme Court ruling banning school segregation. Rev. J.M. Hinton addresses the gathering; NAACP Executive Secretary Walter White bends over the table. Thurgood Marshall stands to the left.